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<script>
angular.module('selectExample', [])
  .controller('ExampleController', ['$scope', function($scope) {
    $scope.colors = [
      {name:'black', shade:'dark'},
      {name:'white', shade:'light'},
      {name:'red', shade:'dark'},
      {name:'blue', shade:'dark'},
      {name:'yellow', shade:'light'}
    ];
    $scope.myColor = $scope.colors[2]; // red
  }]);
</script>
<div ng-controller="ExampleController">
  <ul>
    <li ng-repeat="color in colors">
      Name: <input ng-model="color.name">
      [<a href ng-click="colors.splice($index, 1)">X</a>]
    </li>
    <li>
      [<a href ng-click="colors.push({})">add</a>]
    </li>
  </ul>
  <hr/>
  Color (null not allowed):
  <select ng-model="myColor" ng-options="color.name for color in colors"></select><br>

  Color (null allowed):
  <span  class="nullable">
    <select ng-model="myColor" ng-options="color.name for color in colors">
      <option value="">-- choose color --</option>
    </select>
  </span><br/>

  Color grouped by shade:
  <select ng-model="myColor" ng-options="color.name group by color.shade for color in colors">
  </select><br/>


  Select <a href ng-click="myColor = { name:'not in list', shade: 'other' }">bogus</a>.<br>
  <hr/>
  Currently selected: {{ {selected_color:myColor}  }}
  <div style="border:solid 1px black; height:20px"
       ng-style="{'background-color':myColor.name}">
  </div>
</div>
it('should check ng-options', function() {
  expect(element(by.binding('{selected_color:myColor}')).getText()).toMatch('red');
  element.all(by.model('myColor')).first().click();
  element.all(by.css('select[ng-model="myColor"] option')).first().click();
  expect(element(by.binding('{selected_color:myColor}')).getText()).toMatch('black');
  element(by.css('.nullable select[ng-model="myColor"]')).click();
  element.all(by.css('.nullable select[ng-model="myColor"] option')).first().click();
  expect(element(by.binding('{selected_color:myColor}')).getText()).toMatch('null');
});
countInput.clear(); countInput.sendKeys('4'); expect(withoutOffset.getText()).toEqual('4 people are viewing.'); expect(withOffset.getText()).toEqual('Igor, Misko and 2 other people are viewing.'); }); it('should show data-bound names', function() { var withOffset = element.all(by.css('ng-pluralize')).get(1); var personCount = element(by.model('personCount')); var person1 = element(by.model('person1')); var person2 = element(by.model('person2')); personCount.clear(); personCount.sendKeys('4'); person1.clear(); person1.sendKeys('Di'); person2.clear(); person2.sendKeys('Vojta'); expect(withOffset.getText()).toEqual('Di, Vojta and 2 other people are viewing.'); }); nger than max length', function() { userLastInput.clear(); userLastInput.sendKeys('some ridiculously long name'); expect(user.getText()).toContain('{"name":"guest"}'); expect(lastNameValid.getText()).toContain('false'); expect(lastNameError.getText()).toContain('maxlength'); expect(formValid.getText()).toContain('false'); });